Ollie Hancock

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Ollie Hancock
NationalityUnited Kingdom British
Born (1987-08-25) 25 August 1987 (age 36)
Windsor, England
Related toSam Hancock (brother)
European Le Mans Series career
Current teamTF Sport
Racing licence FIA Silver
Car number95
Starts250+
Wins50+
Poles20+
Fastest laps50+
Best finish1st in 2008
Previous series
FIA World Endurance Series

IMSA European Le Mans Series Asian Le Mans Series Michelin Le Mans Cup Blancpain Endurance Series British GT Championship

Formula Renault UK
FRUK Winter Series
Formula Renault BARC
Sports Racing Masters
World Sportscar Masters
Classic Formula Ford 2000
Classic FF2000 Winter Series
Championship titles
2008Formula Renault BARC

Ollie Hancock (born 25 August 1987) is a British racing driver. Hancock is the son of historic racing driver Anthony Hancock, and the younger brother of sportscar racer Sam Hancock.

Career[edit]

Formula Ford[edit]

Hancock was born in Windsor, Berkshire, and began karting at the age of eight. He competed in five races before having to give up because of a shortage of funds. In the meantime, he rode motorcycles around the Hancock family home.[citation needed] He eventually moved into single-seaters in 2003, competing in the winter series of the Classic Formula Ford 2000 championship, campaigning a Van Diemen RF82. He would go on to win the championship.

Hancock moved up into the series full-time in 2004, and would finish up second overall, just a point behind the champion; achieving four pole positions, a win and ten podiums in the process. He did not acquire a sufficient budget for the 2005 racing season, but instead of sitting out the whole season, Hancock chose to improve his technical ability by taking the No. 2 mechanic role at the Formula Renault UK team Welch Motorsport, in the hope of returning to racing in 2006. He did return to the series in 2006 but again finished as runner-up, despite three wins, three poles and podiums in every race.[1]

Formula Renault[edit]

Hancock moved up to the Formula Renault BARC Championship for 2007, competing for Mark Burdett Motorsport. He finished as the best rookie driver in the championship, in third overall, with two pole positions and a win all coming at Silverstone. He continued in the series in 2008, and dominated the championship, wrapping up the title with a round to spare. Five wins, three poles and six fastest laps allowed him to sit out the Silverstone finale, as he already had a 44-point lead over closest challenger Johannes Seidlitz.[2] During the season, the British Racing Drivers' Club awarded him with a Rising Star invitation to that particular scheme.[3]

Hancock planned to graduate the main Formula Renault UK championship for the season finale at Brands Hatch,[4] but decided to focus on his 2009 campaign instead. He raced in the first twelve rounds of the championship, before encountering budgetary troubles.[5] His best finish was fourth in the second race at Donington Park.[6]

Formula Two[edit]

Hancock moved up to the FIA Formula Two Championship starting with the rounds at Oschersleben. He replaced the late Henry Surtees in the championship, but did not drive his No. 7 machine.[7] He instead competed in car number 44.[8] He finished 25th in the championship, with no points.

Racing record[edit]

Career summary[edit]

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2003 Classic Formula Ford 2000 Winter Series 3 ? ? ? 1 ? ?
2003 Monoposto Racing Club (1800 class) 2 2 (class) 2 (class) 1 (class) 2 (class) 31 6th
2004 Classic Formula Ford 2000 ? 1 4 ? 10 ? 2nd
2006 Classic Formula Ford 2000 10 3 3 ? 10 ? 2nd
2007 Formula Renault BARC Mark Burdett Motorsport 12 1 2 1 4 85 3rd
Sports Racing Masters 1 0 1 0 0 ? ?
World Sportscar Masters 1 1 0 1 1 ? ?
2008 Formula Renault BARC Apotex Scorpio Motorsport 10 5 2 6 9 130 1st
Formula Renault UK Winter Series 3 0 0 0 0 41 10th
2009 FIA Formula Two Championship MotorSport Vision 6 0 0 0 0 0 25th
Formula Renault UK Apotex Scorpio Motorsport 12 0 0 0 0 64 22nd

Complete FIA Formula Two Championship results[edit]

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 DC Points
2009 VAL
1
 VAL
2
 BRN
1
 BRN
2
 SPA
1
 SPA
2
 BRH
1
 BRH
2
 DON
1
 DON
2
 OSC
1
10 		OSC
2
18 		IMO
1
Ret 		IMO
2
11 		CAT
1
18 		CAT
2
18 		25th 0

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results[edit]

Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2021 United Kingdom TF Sport United Kingdom Ross Gunn
United Kingdom John Hartshorne 		Aston Martin Vantage AMR GTE
Am 		332 35th 8th

References[edit]

  1. ^ Sowman, Ian (13 October 2006). "Hancock wins FF2000 finale" (PDF). snappyracers.com. FF1600.co.uk. Retrieved 24 August 2009. [dead link]
  2. ^ "Hancock Races To Title at Home Circuit". renaultsport.co.uk. Renaultsport UK. 7 September 2008. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 24 August 2009.
  3. ^ "Ollie Hancock Named As A BRDC Rising Star". paddocktalk.com. PaddockTalk. 11 June 2008. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 24 August 2009.
  4. ^ "Hancock To Make Formula Renault UK Graduation". paddocktalk.com. PaddockTalk. 13 September 2008. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 24 August 2009.
  5. ^ "Tough call for Hancock". Basingstoke Gazette. Newsquest Media Group. 28 July 2009. Retrieved 24 August 2009.
  6. ^ "2009 Michelin Formula Renault UK Championship: Round 6 – Classification". tsl-timing.com. TSL Timing. 17 May 2009. Retrieved 24 August 2009.
  7. ^ Straw, Edd (24 August 2009). "Hancock to fill Surtees' F2 slot". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 24 August 2009.
  8. ^ "Ollie Hancock joins Formula Two". FIA Formula Two Championship. 24 August 2009. Archived from the original on 31 August 2009. Retrieved 24 August 2009.

External links[edit]

Sporting positions
Preceded by Formula Renault BARC
Champion
2008 		Succeeded by
Kieren Clark
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